The Evolution of Swing Dance - 1910 Film Restored to Life

Early swing dancing caught on film in 1910. Restored to life with AI. Boogie-boogie in the 1890s gave birth to several new fast dances. The Texas Tommy to the Harlem Lindy Hop, West Coast Jive and Jitterbug. The man and woman here may well be dance duo, Johnny Peters and Ethel Williams, who traveled from coast to coast, at this time, demonstrating various Boogie-woogie dance styles between 1910 and 1914. Judging by their clothing style, it’s around 1910 and most possibly filmed either in Harlem New York or on the streets of San Francisco. Boogie-woogie grew increasingly popular among African Americans by 1910 and was morphing into early Jazz and Swing. The dance techniques would evolve along with the music, From the Lindy Hop, East Coast and West Coast Swing, the Jitterbug and Jive dancing. Great band leaders from Duke Ellington to Benny Goodman, Glenn Millar, Artie Shaw and Tommy Dorsey would write music that kept the world dancing for two decades before rock n roll. AI Restorat